Hey fellas thanks for your comments.. The swell was supposed to be after the vocal, but the group wanted it on the word "abuse" to emphasize it, so thats that. The word is distorted. I kinda dig it, it throws you by surprise. I have mix where the swell goes later, we'll see if the band likes it better.
As for the word "cheaper" being thrown around. In no way in any sonic level does the RMS track sound cheaper. In fact, it has a beefier low end and the midrange is clearer, but overall, they are so similar that the world "a lot" shouldn't be used imo. In blind tests 4 out of 5 guys in here, one being a mastering engineer, chose the RMS as the better master. All pointed out to the bigger bottom end. Given the lack of hi pass on the Smart, the kick level gets squashed whereas the RMS leaves it alone and it thumps way more in the chest. I'm not saying that anyone's opinion doesn't matter or is wrong, I'm just disagreeing
I'm going to post another two mixes done with the smart and RMS, this time I won't label them. That'll be the true test.